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S. Korea Stops Search for Missing in Overturned Chinese Boat

South Korean maritime police on Wednesday withdrew divers after they failed to find at least four people believed to be trapped inside a Chinese fishing boat that capsized and killed at least one passenger near a small island off South…

Earth Extremities
January 27, 2016

Building Damage Alert, Commuter Alert, Damage Reports, Disaster Declaration Alert, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Fallen Trees Alert, Lightning Alert, Major Events, Power Lines Down Alert, Power Outage Alert, Rescue Alert, Road Closure Alert, Severe Weather, Vehicle Alert

Tornado flips vehicles, minor injuries, massive power outages reported in Northern Broward County, USA

A tornado that touched down in northern Broward County Wednesday morning overturned trucks, crashed cars and was blamed for the loss of electric power for thousands of utility customers. Injuries to two people were minor, authorities said. “It was…

Earth Extremities
January 27, 2016

Building Collapse Alert, Building Damage Alert, Damage Reports, Disaster Declaration Alert, Earth Subsistance Alert, El Nino Alert, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Fallen Trees Alert, Homeless Alert, Landslide Alert, Major Events, Rain Alert, Rescue Alert, River Alert, Road Closure Alert, Severe Flood Alert, Severe Weather

Severe rainfall causes flooding and landslides in parts of Ecuador

Heavy rain between 19 and 20 January 2016 caused flooding in the Manabí and Guayas provinces. The cities of Chone and Portoviejo were some of the worst affected in Manabí. Ecuador’s largest city, Guayaquil, damaged several houses and caused chaos…

Earth Extremities
January 27, 2016

Crops Alert, Disaster Declaration Alert, Drought Alert, El Nino Alert, Emergency Updates, Food Loss Alert, Food Shortage Alert, Major Events, Severe Weather

Severe drought intensifies food emergency in Ethiopia

Despite the well-coordinated response already under way to offset the impacts of an El Niño-induced drought in Ethiopia, the United Nations humanitarian wing has warned that the scale of the developing emergency exceeds resources and that more funding is urgently…

Earth Extremities
January 26, 2016

Building Collapse Alert, Building Damage Alert, Damage Reports, Disaster Declaration Alert, Earth Subsistance Alert, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Fallen Trees Alert, Landslide Alert, Major Events, Mudslide Alert, Rain Alert, Rescue Alert, Severe Flood Alert, Severe Weather

Severe flooding and landslides strikes Indonesia

At least five people have died, one is missing and thousands have been affected by landslides and floods after heavy rain hit 14 regions in Indonesia for the past four days, an official says. A spokesperson for the National…

Earth Extremities
January 24, 2016

Building Collapse Alert, Building Damage Alert, Chemical Explosion Alert, Chemical Fire Alert, Damage Reports, Disaster Declaration Alert, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Explosion Alert, Fire Alert, Major Events, Pollution Alert, Red Alert, Rescue Alert, Toxic Alert

Massive Chemical Fire Extinguished After Two Days In Brazil

Photo By Rex Features A chemical fire that started after an explosion at a cargo warehouse in Brazil has been put out after two days. The fire in Santos spread toxic gas over the country’s biggest port and across…

Earth Extremities
January 17, 2016

Commuter Alert, Damage Reports, Disaster Declaration Alert, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Major Events, Rescue Alert, Vehicle Accident, Vehicle Alert

Fourteen Die In Bus Crash At Japanese Ski Resort

A bus carrying Japanese tourists to a ski resort has plunged off a mountain road, killing fourteen people and injuring dozens in the country’s worst accident of its type in 15 years. The skiers, many in their teens or…

Earth Extremities
January 16, 2016

Bridge Collapse Alert, Commuter Alert, Damage Reports, Disaster Declaration Alert, Emergency Updates, Fire Alert, Major Events, Rescue Alert, Train Derailment Alert

5 Dead After SUV Runs Off Phoenix Overpass

Earth Extremities
January 15, 2016

Avalanche Alert, Blizzard Alert, Disaster Declaration Alert, Emergency Updates, Major Events, Red Alert, Rescue Alert, Severe Weather, Snow Storm Alert, Snowdrift Alert

Skiing Children In Deadly Alps Avalanche

An investigation will be launched into why a teacher took students onto a piste in the French Alps that was closed to the public and later engulfed in a deadly avalanche. Three people died and several others were badly…

Earth Extremities
January 15, 2016

Building Collapse Alert, Building Damage Alert, Commuter Alert, Damage Reports, Disaster Declaration Alert, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Fire Alert, Homeless Alert, Major Events, Rescue Alert, State Of Disaster Alert, Vehicle Alert, Wildfire Alert

Wildfire forces evacuations in Southern California, USA

Photo By OnScene The fire is burning in “steep and broken” terrain, he added. The fire was just 10 percent contained as of late this morning, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The cause of…

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